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- ↑ "Grant Park excerpt from "Gate City," published in 1890". In The Park. Grant Park Conservancy. Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
- ↑ Davis, Mark (2010-03-12). "Authorities mystified by stolen Civil War cannon". Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Retrieved 2010-03-13.
- ↑ "Pieces of Grant Park's past". Atlanta Journal-Constitution . 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
- ↑ "Fort Walker State Historical Marker". Georgia Historical Markers. GeorgiaInfo. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
